First, I found this picture frame for about $7.50 at the Good Will.
I thought it was a great buy, but when I got home and turned the frame around I found:
It was really an old cabinet front.
So, an idea formed in my mind. First I got out the huge piece of sheet metal I am planning on using later for my command center. The big huge sheet was about $15 at Lowes.
I measured it and cut it with some tin snips I borrowed from a neighbor.
Then, using Gorilla glue, I glued it on the front of the cabinet/frame.
the heavy stuff I used to hold it down. |
While this was sitting and drying, I grabbed some E-6000 (the REAL glue!) and glued some flat lego pieces onto some magnets.
You have got to let these dry for about 24 hours. Trust me!
And voila! A super happy 8 year old and a cute magnet board!
Now, as an added bonus, here is a cool trick my lego loving boy instantly did with his magnet board.
First, he added a small lego to the magnet to make a "shelf."
Then he stuck his little dude on there for what he calls "figurine of the day." Fun!
Linked today with Lil Luna and Not just a Housewife, Ginger Snaps Todays Creative Blog House of Hepworths, Bear Rabbit Bear Someday Crafts, seventhirtythree Idea Room
9 comments:
So cute! Love the figure of the day. What a fun kid you have.
Great idea and a very nice tutorial. Thanks!
Oh man....Justin would LOVE that! (anyway you would be willing to make one for me? I d pay you for it!) I m not amazing like someone I know ;)
Looks really great! God job!
Love it! Thanks for linking up to Things I've Done Thursday!
Melanie
bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com
I love this so much I featured it at this weeks Hookin Up with HoH party!
I'm also going to be pinning it!
Feel free to stop by and grab a button.
xoxo
Allison @ House of Hepworths
I love it - do the magnets scratch the board? Looks awesome!
Kristen,
The surface of the sheet metal is a bit mottled - so I don't think a scratch would so. Even so, I rubbed and pushed them around just to scratch test and they didn't scratch at all!
Thanks for this tute!
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